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• In December 2025, the U.S. airline industry (scheduled passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment decreased to 1,043,726 workers, 2.58% fewer workers than in November 2025 (1,071,385). Scheduled passenger airlines employed 553,527 workers in December 2025, while cargo airlines employed 486,068 workers. Industry-wide, employment consisted of 757,113 full-time and 286,613 part-time workers, with scheduled passenger airlines adding 1,545 more full-time employees.